Archive for August, 2014

“The Mind’s I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul” is a radical exploration of mind, brain, body, and soul in which editors Hofstadter & Dennett (1981) have arranged an enigmatic collection of provocative texts to problematize the nature of self.

In short, Dennett’s assignment is to undergo an advanced surgical procedure: the radical separation of his brain from his body…

Like it or not, Barbie is a popular culture icon and a powerful role model for girls. As Nora Lin, President of the Society of Women Engineers reports: “All the girls who imagine their futures through Barbie will learn that engineers — like girls — are free to explore infinite possibilities, limited only by their imagination. As a computer engineer, Barbie will show girls that women can turn their ideas into realities that have a direct and positive impact on people’s everyday lives in this exciting and rewarding career.”

Design Research & Innovation Lab for girls in grades 6 and 7. Learn how to: 1) build and program robotic pets; 2) design computer games, websites, and virtual worlds; 3) edit and animate ME Documentaries; and 4) be an educational co-researcher in a study with the How We Learn Lab at UBC.